Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas was left fuming after the Gunners went down 2-1 at the Dragão stadium, in Porto. Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski was at fault in both goals, especially the first one as he failed to stop what seemed to be an easy cross to block.

Arsenal know that to go through to the next stage of the Champions League, a 1-0 win at the Emirates will be enough, but if the Portuguese side manages to score when the two teams face again on March 9, then three goals will be required.

Speaking after the game, the 22-year old captain said:

When you concede these sort of goals, you cannot go anywhere. They were schoolboy [errors] – what can you do? There are no complaints. After the second goal we went down, we are still a little bit soft in that aspect, sometimes we are not strong enough to lift ourselves. Until the second [Porto] goal we were having a good game.

It’s not the first time that Arsene Wenger’s goalkeepers came under the spotlight for making foolish mistakes. Spaniard Manuel Almunia was also heavily criticised this season, especially after failing to block Nani’s goal against Manchester United.